introduction to digital and media literacy

Digital & Media Literacy: An Introduction

Renee HobbsHarrington School of Communication and Media

University of Rhode Island

Narragansett Public SchoolsMarch 14, 2014

www.harrington.uri.edu

http://mediaeducationlab.com

www.mediaeducationlab.com

PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING

Reflect on contemporary media and technology

Examine how literacy is changing

Identify key competencies of digital and media literacy

Learn about how others have integrated digital and media literacy into the K-12 curriculum

Goals for Today’s Session

LOVE HATE

PRINT VISUAL SOUND DIGITAL

Educators’ attitudes about media, technology and popular culture shape their work with learners

Protection

Empowerment

Digital & Media Literacy Embrace Protection & Empowerment

RhetoricVisual Literacy

Information LiteracyMedia Literacy

Computer LiteracyCritical LiteracyNews LiteracyDigital Literacy

Digital Literacy in Historical Context

A Lifelong Process

A Lifelong Process

A Lifelong Process

Digital Literacy & Libraries: Designing What’s Coming Next

Literacy is the sharing of meaning through symbols

Children compare and contrast media in relation to print and visual forms

Children create a public service announcement about littering

Students create media to share what they’ve learned about the use of primary sources in the research process

www.studentreportinglabs.com

Students demonstrate an understanding of literary devices using remix composition

TURKISH TV AMERICAN TV

ACCESS

ANALYZEE

CREATE ACT

REFLECT

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expanding the concept of literacy

Digital Literacy Competencies

Access, Use and Share

Keyboard and mouse skills Be familiar with hardware, storage and file

management practices Understand hyperlinking & digital space

Gain competence with software applications Use social media, mobile, peripheral & cloud

computing tools

Identify information needs Use effective search and find strategies Troubleshoot and problem-solve Learn how to learn

Listening skillsReading comprehension

Digital & Media Literacy Competencies

Analyze & Evaluate

Understand how symbols work: the concept of representation

Identify the author, genre, purpose and point of view of a message

Compare and contrast sources

Evaluate credibility and qualityUnderstand one’s own biases

and world view

Recognize power relationships that shape how information and ideas circulate in culture

Understand the economic context of information and entertainment production

Examine the political and social ramifications of inequalities in information flows

Digital Literacy Competencies

Create & Collaborate

Recognize the need for communication and self-expression

Identify your own purpose, target audience, medium & genre

Brainstorm and generate ideas Compose creatively Play and interact Edit and revise Use appropriate distribution, promotion &

marketing channels Receive audience feedback

Work collaborativelyComment, curate and remix

Digital Literacy Competencies

Reflect

Understand how differences in values and life experience shape people’s media use and message interpretation

Appreciate risks and potential harms of digital media

Apply ethical judgment and social responsibility to communication situations

Understand how concepts of ‘private’ and ‘public’ are reshaped by digital media

Appreciate and respect legal rights and responsibilities (copyright, intellectual freedom, etc)

Digital Literacy Competencies

Take Action

Acknowledge the power of communication to maintain the status quo or change the world

Participate in communities of shared interest to advance an issue

Be a change agent in the family & workplace

Participate in democratic self-governance

Speak up when you encounter injustice

Respect the law and work to change unjust laws

Use the power of communication and information to make a difference in the world

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ANALYZEE

CREATE ACT

REFLECT

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expanding the concept of literacy

What happens when educators integrate digital and media literacy into the curriculum?

Concord, New Hampshire

Media & CommunicationA Required Grade 11 English course

• 8 classic and contemporary works of literature

• Films• Newspapers• Advertising• Entertainment Television• Popular Music• Internet

Compared to control group, students significantly increased reading

comprehension, writing and analysis skills

Increase learner engagement and motivation

Inspire intellectual curiosity

Improve perspective-taking and global understanding

www.powerfulvoicesforkids.com

Increase in civic knowledge and civic engagement

Confidence in self-expression

How do educators integrate digital and media literacy into the curriculum?

#1Find Good Partners

#2Prioritize Goals

#3Start Driving

#4Measure Impact

#5Tell Your Story

#6Give it Time to Grow

PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING

Reflect on contemporary media and technology

Examine how literacy is changing

Identify key competencies of digital and media literacy

Learn about how others have integrated digital and media literacy into the K-12 curriculum

Goals for Today’s Session

Summer Institute in Digital LiteracyJuly 13 – 18, 2014

Providence RIwww.mediaeducationlab.com

Renee HobbsProfessor and Founding DirectorHarrington School of Communication and MediaUniversity of Rhode IslandEmail: hobbs@uri.eduTwitter: reneehobbsWeb: http://mediaeducationlab.com